“…Although there are several studies on clusters impact evaluation on local development (MARINI; SILVA; NASCIMENTO, 2016; OLIVERIA; SANTANA, 2016; OLIVEIRA; MARTINELLI, 2014; MACEDO; DIAZ MERINO; DALLAZEN CAMILLO, 2014), most of them are case studies or qualitative studies. Studies based on a quantitative approach are only a few in Brazil (CARVALHO; CARRARO; The impact of brazilian clusters on local development: a propensity score matching approach SHIKIDA, 2016;JACOMETTI et al, 2016;ALDERETE;BACIC, 2016;ANTONIALLI, 2011;LEITE FILHO, 2010;BRITO et al, 2010;SANTOS, 2009). JACOMETTI et al (2016) analyses the impact of public policies on the economic development of the Arapongas, PR, furniture-focused APL.…”